Interiors of Homes
Greater Cleveland Area Suburbs

 

James Todd's work in these homes has come largely from referrals from satisfied clients. For each home, he listens to what the homeowner feels is important -- be it the floor tiles, bed spreads, furniture patterns, window dressings or overall house style. Each client and home is different; therefore, each faux finish employed is different.

A large part of the challenge the artist loves is creating something new and unique for each client. The techniques range from sponging and ragging to dripping and spattering. He has even used plastic bags, and often combines techniques -- like sponging and ragging -- to achieve the perfect look for a client's home. Sometimes he's used as many as four layers to achieve a finish. He can also glaze details in crown molding and woodwork, to lend historic appeal to a new home.

To see a larger version of any picture, just click on the photo.

Theme Interiors || Murals || Faux Finishes
Texture & Glazing || Faux Stonework || Faux Marble || Faux Wood

 

Theme Interiors
Soothing old-world Japanese theme room with Trompe L'Oeil cutouts over "rice paper" windows, done at the Home & Garden Show, Cleveland, February 2009
Right Side All wood is faux painted.
Left Side All wood is faux painted.
Right "cutout" close-up, all done with paint.
Left "cutout" close-up, all done with paint.
A closer look at the painted 'shadow' on the walls.
Close-up of "cabinetry" and "hardware"... all done with paint!
A whole new living room look...
...from what it was before!
Then updated again...	--
A safari hut theme for a young explorer's room.
	Theme Interiors || Murals || Faux Finishes Texture & Glazing || Faux Stonework || Faux Marble || Faux Wood
Murals
Sunny blue skies looking out a ceiling.
	-- Floor mural for granddaughters' room.
	-- Close-ups with granddaughters' initials.
Close-up with butterflies.
Trompe l'oeil flowers "tossed" on the floor.
	James also painted an armoire to match the color schemes of this room -- see the Faux Fusion page, under Painted Furniture.
Dinosaur mural -- in progress.
	-- Close-ups of T-Rex and Velociraptor.
Flames in a garage.
Ivy in a bathroom.
	James also painted a mural of old-style playing cards revealing an Ace of Spades Blackjack, for a gentleman's game room. Unfortunately, he never took a picture of it. For more murals, please see the Pickwick & Frolic page and the Sullivan's pages !
	Theme Interiors || Murals || Faux Finishes Texture & Glazing || Faux Stonework || Faux Marble || Faux Wood
Faux Finishes
	-- Faux finish in a master bedroom; the owners wanted "something soothing"
	-- Faux finish in a piano room, plus glazing over anaglypta wallpaper on the ceiling
	-- more in the piano room
	-- Faux leather finish in a dining room (sorry; different cameras)
Faux finish on a vaulted ceiling --
	-- Faux finish in a guest bathroom
	Theme Interiors || Murals || Faux Finishes Texture & Glazing || Faux Stonework || Faux Marble || Faux Wood
Texture & Glazing
Plaster and glazing in a great room
	-- Plaster and glazing of the great room leads into the kitchen
	-- Subtle glazing can bring out the beauty of custom wood moldings.... particularly noticeable in the photo below
	Theme Interiors || Murals || Faux Finishes Texture & Glazing || Faux Stonework || Faux Marble || Faux Wood
Faux Stonework
	-- Faux stone and complementary faux finish on the walls
Faux stone around doorways in a foyer -- finished look and "before"	--
	-- Close-ups of one doorway, and "carved" letter C above the front entryway
	-- A master bathroom. Only the walls around the bath and vanities were finished with the stone lines -- as focal points -- the other walls have the same faux finish, with no stone lines. (sorry; different cameras)
	-- Left photo is an entry way, with a few stones "etched" with words (Read, Pray, Listen, Laugh, Dream...) -- Right photo is a foyer
	Theme Interiors || Murals || Faux Finishes Texture & Glazing || Faux Stonework || Faux Marble || Faux Wood
Faux Marble
	-- Faux marble on upper molding and mantel, as well as faux woodgraining and plaster-and-glazing techniques on the walls
Plaster castings painted to resemble the actual, extremely complex pattern of the marble floors -- with mottled blacks, browns and tans with white veining.
	For more faux marble, see also the Faux Fusion page.
	Theme Interiors || Murals || Faux Finishes Texture & Glazing || Faux Stonework || Faux Marble || Faux Wood
Faux Wood
	-- Faux wood painted door, both sides -- the door is made of fiberglass
Faux wood painted prefabricated front doorway unit -- started out beige, made of fiberglass
Close-ups of the front doorway -- the top beam is real wood	--
Faux wood beams -- actually made with drywall!
Entryway floor painted to look like a parquet wood floor -- finished and "before"	--
In the process...
	-- Final sanding and then finished.
	-- Faux curly maple wood for former Channel 3 News set
	-- Faux pine woodgraining on a door James has painted much more faux woodwork -- including plaster or drywall ceiling beams (textured & painted to resemble rough timber beams), doors, door jambs and window casings -- but unfortunately the pictures did not come out well, or he forgot to take photos. For more faux woodwork, see also the Pickwick page and the Metroparks Zoo page.
	Theme Interiors || Murals || Faux Finishes Texture & Glazing || Faux Stonework || Faux Marble || Faux Wood

 

 

(440) 891-9044
221 Race Street - Berea, Ohio 44017

E-mail: JamesTodd@danceswithwalls.com

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